to think or believe without supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
What is surmise?
the ________ student refused to do the assignment and told the teacher to shut up
what is impertinent?
Are there two female characters?
Do they talk to each other?
Do they talk about something other than a man?
What is the Bechdel Test?
a system of society which is male identified, male dominated, and male centered, along with an obsession with control
what is patriarchy?
desire towards others, and it can refer to physical or romantic attraction
what is attraction?
classic Mr Darcy - arrogantly superior and disdainful
what is haughty?
to attribute or give credit to someone or something
an example of this is when schools judge and police girls for their dress much more severely than they do for boys
What is a double-standard?
This is used to describe when the audience is put into the perspective of a (heterosexual) man. Female characters are sexualized, and the camera (and therefore the audience) "looks" at others through this perspective
What is the male gaze?
expressing ambiguity in regard to the gender binary
what is androgynous?
the public expression of official approval or favor
what is approbation?
the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
what is intersectionality?
A socio-political movement with the central goal of ending sexism and dismantling gender-based oppression.
What is feminism?
examples include telling boys to “man up” when they feel upset or justifying abusive and inappropriate behavior with the phrase “boys will be boys.”
This mindset is harmful to both men and everyone else in their life
what is toxic masculinity?
the hearty explorers set out on a bold ______ to explore the icy Arctic
what is venture?
How Elizabeth was feeling during the entire time Collins was proposing
What is mortified?
Mr. Bennet enjoyed his ______ lifestyle, always remaining in his library with his books and comfortable chair
what is indolent?
The process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn how to function in it
What is socialization?
many organizations are like this, instead of being arranged as more of a collective or cooperative where responsibility is shared
what is a hierarchy? (hierarchical)
what is endear?
not raptor, not rapper, not wrapper, but ..
what is rapture?
an example of this would be seeing everyone who commits a crime as a permanently 'bad person' or concluding that someone is greedy because of how they play monopoly
what is the individualistic worldview?
This concept often excludes the acknowledgement of people who are intersex, trans or genderfluid
What is the gender binary?
An example of this type of behavior would be when someone is overly concerned with correcting someone's grammar, instead of actually listening to what they have to say
After her first dance and meeting with Mr. Bingley, Jane was so lost in her _____ that she didn't really make it plain how she felt towards him.
what is reverie?